The Air We Breathe: Discipling our Kids in a Secular World.
Show Notes Guest: Glen Scrivener — Director of Speak Life, evangelist, YouTuber, and author of The Air We Breathe Topics […]
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Effective Child Discipleship: Looking at Outcomes Rather Than Just Activities
Summary Matt Markins and Mike Handler open with a 2014 Awana research finding that keeps Matt awake: asked how carefully […]
Raise Kids Who Love Their Neighbors: Gospel Witness Starts at Home
Who is my neighbor? When a man asked Jesus this question in Luke 10:29, Jesus responded with the parable of […]
Creating a Culture of Discipleship in the Home
Episode Summary In this episode, Matt Markins and Mike Handler take on a frustration nearly every children’s ministry leader knows: […]
11 Million Kids, 140 Countries: The Mission We've Chosen to Accept
“Mission,” is a word with a broad spectrum of associations. Mission: Impossible. Missions to outer space. The mission field. The […]
Kids Ministry Leaders: Stop Chasing Happiness, Start Building Joy
What kids need most is joy. We must give them joy that only comes from treasuring Christ. Rather than giving […]
Discipling the Disciplers: Why Your Job Isn't Just the Kids
Episode Summary In this episode, Mike Handler sits down with Sam Luce to challenge a default assumption in children’s ministry: […]
Defining the Discipleship Stalemate
Episode Summary In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, Matt Markins and Mike Handler tackle one of the most […]
Practical Ways to Adapt Your Curriculum for Neurodivergent Kids
It started with a cotton ball. Decades ago, our church’s preschool team was trying to help kids experience Bible stories […]
Making Prayer the Foundation of Your Children's Ministry
Summary This episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast centers on a confession before it becomes a lesson: Matt Markins openly […]
Discipling Your Family Through the Chaos of Summer
A professor of mine once said, “What you study determines how you study it.” The statement makes good sense. After […]